Grades 3–5 · 25–30 minutes
Set a SMART Goal
Turn “I want to save money” into a goal with a number and a date, then work out how many weeks it takes and when you will finish.
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Money left alone does something. These sheets teach the one idea that does the most work over a lifetime, and they teach it with numbers a student can check.
Answer page on every sheet. No account, no email.
Grades 3–5 · 25–30 minutes
Turn “I want to save money” into a goal with a number and a date, then work out how many weeks it takes and when you will finish.
Grades 3–5 · 20–25 minutes
Five everyday jobs for money. For each one, decide whether it belongs in savings, in checking, or in cash.
Grades 6–8 · 30–40 minutes
Sai saves $50 a month from 15 to 25 and stops. Macon saves $50 a month from 25 to 65. Predict who has more at 65, then do the math.
Grades 6–8 · 25–35 minutes
What happens if the one company you bought fails, what happens if one company inside an index fund fails, and why simple usually beats clever.
Grades 6–8 · 30–35 minutes
List five essential monthly costs, total them, then size a starter fund, a three-month fund and a six-month fund — and say why this comes before investing.
Grades 6–8 · 20–30 minutes
Four places money can sit, each with a nominal rate. Subtract 3% inflation from each and find out which ones actually lost value.
Needs, wants, saving & spending
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Each sheet is one activity from a Financial Foundations™ unit of 10 to 12 lessons, with teacher scripts, family letters and a checkpoint.